The Black Hawk College East Foundation invites students, parents and counselors to attend one of two Scholarship Application Information Seminars on Thursday, March 5 at the college’s East Campus. Liz Breedlove, East Foundation executive director, and Jimalee Driscoll, foundation assistant, … Continue reading →

Are you planning to apply to the Associate Degree Nursing Program or Practical Nursing Certificate Program and are currently enrolled at BHC? Then you should attend a Planning and Information for Nursing Students (PINS) meeting at the Quad-Cities Campus. The … Continue reading →

Parents and high school students are invited to visit the East Campus on Thursday, March 12 and learn about dual credit, a program that allows students to take courses at their high school to simultaneously earn high school and college … Continue reading →

Plan your transfer to St. Ambrose or Western Illinois Universities by visiting one-on-one with a university advisor. SAU and WIU will be on campus for you to ask questions and meet your future advisor. Meetings are by appointment; please contact … Continue reading →

As of July 1, 2015 all Illinois state colleges and universities will become Smoke Free. The smoking ban applies to both indoor and outdoor spaces on campuses. However, at Black Hawk College we are working on implementing this ban effective … Continue reading →

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2015 Register now! The Black Hawk College – East Campus Judging Team cordially invites you to participate in the 29th Annual BHE Livestock Judging Contest to be held Thursday, April 9, 2015, in conjunction with the NACTA event, … Continue reading →

The Black Hawk College East Foundation has two scholarships for students who want to become a certified nursing assistant or CNA. The two $500 scholarships are the Barbara Curran Golby CNA Scholarship, in memory of long-time CNA instructor Barbara Curran … Continue reading →

Black Hawk College celebrated the completion and opening of the new Welding and Skilled Trades Center in Kewanee with a Jan. 15, 2015, ribbon-cutting and open house. BHC welding instructor Mark Washburn used a cutting torch to cut a 6-foot-long … Continue reading →

The International Student Association (ISA) at Black Hawk College recently donated $715 to the Black Hawk College Foundation for the International/English as a Second Language Scholarship. Since 2004, the ISA has donated more than $6,800 to the BHC Foundation with … Continue reading →

Black Hawk College East Campus Horse Judging Team sophomores, coached by Aaron Callahan, finished their BHC judging careers Nov. 20 with World & Reserve World Championship placings at the American Quarter Horse World Show in Oklahoma City, Okla., earning them … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Quad-Cities Campus students James Garlock of Silvis and Maureen Roland of Moline, first and second place winners in Black Hawk College’s 2014 Thomas Batell Scholarship Essay Contest. Student essays had to address the contest theme, “How My Community … Continue reading →

The Black Hawk College Board of Trustees has offered Dr. Bettie A. Truitt the position of president of Black Hawk College effective Jan. 1, 2015. Dr. Truitt has been serving as interim president since July 1. “In the six months … Continue reading →

Quad City’s Vintage Rods recently donated $3,000 to the Black Hawk College Quad Cities Foundation to support a student scholarship. Since 1984, the car club has given more than $66,500 to the foundation and has donated to the college for … Continue reading →

Black Hawk College is honored to have the founder of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association attending the Zone 9, Region 2 competition this weekend, Nov. 22-23, at the college’s East Campus near Kewanee. “This weekend we will be hosting the … Continue reading →

The Black Hawk College East Foundation honored both those who gave and those who received at its annual scholarship banquet Oct. 28 at Lavender Crest Winery in Colona, Ill. View scholarship recipients and banquet photos Welcoming benefactors, scholarship recipients and … Continue reading →

“The Bishop Hill Heritage Association wishes to thank the Black Hawk College East Campus Agriculture Department for donating their time and expertise to create an historical garden. This past spring, Professor Andrew Larson, his colleagues and his students planted tomatoes, … Continue reading →

The Black Hawk College Horse Judging Team members finished their first sophomore year contest with a 1st Overall win at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio. This makes the eighth time in 10 years Black Hawk College has … Continue reading →

The Livestock Judging Team from Black Hawk College East Campus came home 2nd High Team in the junior college division at the Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Exposition Contest in Omaha, Neb. The team earned the 2nd High Team Overall ranking following a … Continue reading →

Brian Arnold, Black Hawk College East Campus alum and former Assistant Livestock Judging Coach, was recently named as a 40 Under 40 Honoree. Arnold, NSR Vice President of Member Outreach and Youth Development, was named one of Vance Agribusiness Group’s … Continue reading →

Read & Write Gold is here! This is a new tool that is free to Black Hawk College students and employees. This tool can help strengthen your reading and writing skills. Read & Write Gold – or RWG – will increase … Continue reading →

The Livestock Judging Team from Black Hawk College East Campus took top honors recently in the junior college division at the National Barrow Show (NBS) Swine Judging Contest in Austin, Minn., as well as 1st in Reasons. BHC sophomores spend … Continue reading →

Live jazz music, clapping and talking usually aren’t allowed in libraries, but Wednesday was an exception at Black Hawk College. More than 100 employees, students and community members celebrated the renovation of the Quad-Cities Campus Library at a Sept. 10 … Continue reading →

Black Hawk College is proud to announce that 44 recent high school graduates have received the 2014 Black Hawk College Presidential Scholars Award. The Presidential Scholars Program includes full tuition scholarships to graduates in the top 10 percent of their … Continue reading →

The Quad-Cities Campus hosted a dozen Chinese high school students Thursday, July 17 as part of the Rivers as Bridges 2014 program. The students are in the Midwest for a two-week visit, touring and studying the Mississippi River region in … Continue reading →

Hein Construction continues the construction of the new Black Hawk College Welding and Skilled Trades Center adjacent to the college’s Community Education Center at 404 E. Third St. in downtown Kewanee. The foundation and steel structure are complete. The contractor is … Continue reading →

The Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus Library is getting a facelift this summer. Precision Builders Inc. is working on three library projects – a complete interior renovation with new furniture, exterior window replacement (pictured) and a new elevator. The interior … Continue reading →